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Railway station in Gwangju, South Korea This article is about a station operated by Korail. For the station operated by Gwangju Metro, see Gwangju Songjeong station (Gwangju Metro). For other uses of Songjeong station, see Songjeong station (disambiguation).
광주송정
GwangjuSongjeong
Korean name
Hangul광주송정역
Hanja光州松汀驛
Revised RomanizationGwangjusongjeongnyeok
McCune–ReischauerKwangjusongjŏngnyŏk
General information
Location201 Sangmu-daero, Gwangsan District, Gwangju
South Korea
Coordinates35°8′16.24″N 126°47′24.84″E / 35.1378444°N 126.7902333°E / 35.1378444; 126.7902333
Operated byKorail Korail
Line(s)
Platforms5
Tracks13
Construction
Structure typeAboveground/Straight
History
OpenedOctober 1, 1913
Previous namesSongjeong-ri
Services
Preceding station Following station
Jeongeuptowards Seoul, Yongsan or Haengsin
Honam KTX 		Najutowards Mokpo
Location
GwangjuSongjeong Station is located in South KoreaGwangjuSongjeong StationGwangjuSongjeong StationLocation in South Korea

GwangjuSongjeong Station (formerly Songjeong-ri Station) is a station in Gwangju, South Korea. It is on the national high-speed KTX railway network, 341 km south of Yongsan Station.

History

The station opened on November 1, 1914, and the building was moved to its current location on September 18, 1988. KTX trains on the Honam Line began services on April 1, 2004.

The government of Gwangju City changed the name of Songjeong-ri station to GwangjuSongjeong station on April 1, 2009.

Services

GwangjuSongjeong Station serves KTX trains on the Honam Line. It also has express services and local services on the normal speed Honam Line and on the Gyeongjeon Line. Under the same name, the station is currently on Line 1 of Gwangju's subway network. From April 2, 2015, intercity bus stops were established in front of Songjeong station in Gwangju.

See also

References

  1. ^ "KTX역". Korail (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  2. http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=001&oid=098&aid=0002027570& in Korean

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